my ($a,$b,$c,$d,$e,$f,$g,$h,$i) = @list1; $var1 = $num1 + $a; $var2 = $num2 + $b; $var3 = $c; #... $var1 = $num1 + $d; $var2 = $num2 + $e; $var3 = $f; #... #etc